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On The Fly: Pre-market MoversHIGHER: BCD Semiconductor (BCDS), up 93.5% after agreeing to be acquired by Diodes (DIOD) for $8.00 per share... TeleCommunication Systems (TSYS), up 4.2% after selling two map navigation patents... Smith & Wesson (SWHC), up 2% after expanding stock repurchase program by $15M... Toyota Motor (TM), up 1.6% after reaching $1.1B settlement over recalls... LOWER: Marvell (MRVL), down 4.2% as slide continues following order to pay $1.17B for patent infringement, which company says it will appeal.

Toyota launches new vehicles, automated safety featuresToyota will reveal its first-ever RAV4 Hybrid SUV, while Lexus unveils its all-new fourth-generation RX luxury crossover SUV, Toyota stated earlier today. Both debuts will mark the arrival of new, multi-feature, integrated safety packages, each anchored by automated pre-collision braking and offered at a price dramatically below comparable systems across the auto industry, the automaker stated. Toyota Safety Sense and Lexus Safety System+ are designed to support the driverís awareness, decision making and vehicle operation over a wide range of speeds, Toyota stated. Packaged together in an integrated system, their features help address three key areas of accident protection: preventing or mitigating rear collisions, keeping drivers within their lane, and enhancing road safety during night time driving, according t othe company.

Toyota to partner with I.D. Systems on new VMSToyota (TM) Material Handling, U.S.A., and I.D. Systems (IDSY) have executed a strategic partnership agreement to develop and deploy a new wireless industrial Vehicle Management System, or VMS. The new VMS will be marketed through the Toyota Industrial Equipment umbrella in North America under the "T-Matics" brand. The T-Matics products were officially launched to Toyota dealers on March 3.

Toyota to offer biggest pay increase for workers in 13 years, WSJ reportsToyota will raise wages for its workers by the most in 13 years, The Wall Street Journal reports. According to a source, the automaker will raise the monthly pay for a unionized worker in Japan by about 3.2% on average beginning in April; workers will be offered a Y4,000 raise in monthly base pay and a Y7,300 raise in seniority pay, the source adds. Reference Link